Building Peace Ep. 3: Maria Shriver, in her own words
Building Peace Ep. 3: Maria Shriver, in her own words
Dear Supporters,
When President Kennedy signed the executive order creating the Peace Corps, he couldn't have done it without Sargent Shriver — and the movement they launched together couldn't have taken root without President Johnson, who fought to make it permanent.
Today, the Kennedy, Johnson, and Shriver families have each made meaningful commitments to Peace Corps Park. They are investing in a physical and digital space where that shared history can be seen, felt, and passed on to the next generation. And now they're calling on the people who lived it.
A quarter of a million Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of others have partnered with them in country. No founding family, however committed, can tell that story on their own. Volunteers were always the heart of this program and they are also the heart of this project.
Peace Corps Park will only exist if the community that lived this legacy — you — decides it should. Every gift, at every level, is what turns this from a vision into a reality. Hear from Maria Shriver in the video below on why she thinks it's a vision worth supporting.
Yours in service,
Glenn A. Blumhorst
Chief Advancement Officer
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
President and CEO, National Peace Corps Association (2013-22)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Guatemala (1988-91)
Campaign Progress
So far, the efforts of this dedicated community have raised $8,140,412 of the $14,000,000 budget for the construction of Peace Corps Park and its digital companion experience. We are now only $5.9 million from our goal.
On the construction side, we are on track to issue the "Notice to Proceed" to the fabricator at the end of July, as long as all funds are raised.
We gratefully thank and celebrate the following 53 supporters who have made new donations and/or pledges since May 27, 2026, contributing $122,678 toward the completion of Peace Corps Park:
* Indicates new gift in addition to previous contributions
Explore the full list of donors here
$50,000 - $99,999
Steve, Nancy, Ben and Wendy Fischman*
Deborah G Moskovitz*
$5,000 - $9,999
Mary Sue McNeill*
John L. and Jody M. Sperry*
$1,000 - $4,999
Vivian Morgan-Mendez and Fernando Mendez*
Phyllis Richardson Yes
Hon. Robert A. Taft, II*
Other gifts to $999
Anonymous
Juliana and James Bancroft*
Donald Braun
Lawrie Coburn
Roger and Linda Gorham*
Ted Hochstadt and Carol Sakai*
Carl Kim and Pamela Allender
Michele Lagoy*
Sarah McMeans*
Mark Miller, Ph.D.*
Peter Mithoefer
Pamela Newton
John Olson
Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak
William C. Piatt*
John & Marian Plastini
John Schelp
Sierra Leone Country Fund
William Soskin
Paul Thompson*
Gene Utke
Vicki Utke
Gail D. Yates*
PEACE CORPS PARK SUSTAINERS
(Contributions from monthly recurring donors)
Jane S. Bardon
Linda Barnett
Ellen Davis-Zapata
Elizabeth Downes
Greg Emerson
Luis Manuel Garzon-Negreiros
Peter Hofman
Laura Kettel Khan
Ashley Leinweber
Roni Lerner Love
Deborah Manget
Judy Marcouiller
Cynda McMahon Family
Marty Mueller
Shawn Reagan
Jessica Rogers
James Salvatore
Robert Smythe
Pete Stubben
James D. Wagner
Mary Lou Weathers
Kathleen Williams-Ging
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PEACE CORPS COMMEMORATIVE FOUNDATION
5636 Connecticut Avenue, NW Ste 42143
Washington, DC 20015
The Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation is the trade name of the Peace Corps Foundation,
a District of Columbia 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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